Kang 康总: 97.1% accurate

135 rumors

Rating: 5 out of 5.

A mysterious but spot-on source sharing news on Weibo, Kang knows exactly what Apple is working on. To the tee.

Rumor accuracy

Rumor list

2021

April

  • New iPad Pro coming mid-April, link
    • Wi-Fi version coming ahead of 5G version (true in China)

March

  • New AirPods ready to ship, link
  • Apple event happening on March 23, link
  • Apple working on edge-to-edge iPad mini, link

2020

October 9

HomePod mini, link

  • 3.3-inches tall
  • S5 processor
  • $99
  • Pre-orders on November 6/7
  • Releases on November 16/17

New iPhone models

  • iPhone 12 mini
    • 5.4-inch Super Retina XDR display
    • Wide and ultra-wide rear lenses
      • ƒ/1.6
      • Native Dolby Vision shooting
    • Colors
      • Black
      • White
      • Red
      • Blue
      • Green
    • Wireless charging up to 15W
    • mmWave 5G on US models
    • Smart Data Mode
    • Storage
      • 64GB
      • 128GB
      • 256GB
    • No headphones or charger in the box
    • $699
    • Pre-orders on November 6/7
    • Release on November 13/14
  • iPhone 12
    • 6.1-inch Super Retina XDR display
    • Wide and ultra-wide rear lenses
      • ƒ/1.6
      • Native Dolby Vision shooting
    • Colors
      • Black
      • White
      • Red
      • Blue
      • Green
  • Wireless charging up to 15W
    • mmWave 5G on US models
    • Smart Data Mode
    • Storage
      • 64GB
      • 128GB
      • 256GB
    • No headphones or charger in the box
    • $799
    • Pre-orders on October 16/16
    • Releases on October 23/24
  • iPhone 12 Pro
    • 6.1-inch Super Retina XDR display
    • Wide, ultra-wide and telephoto rear lenses with 4x optical zoom
      • ƒ/1.6
      • Native Dolby Vision shooting
    • New 7 element lens
    • LiDAR sensor
    • Colors
      • Gold
      • Silver
      • Graphite
      • Blue
    • Wireless charging up to 15W
    • mmWave 5G on US models
    • Smart Data Mode
    • Storage
      • 128GB
      • 256GB
      • 512 GB
    • No headphones or charger in the box
    • $999
    • Pre-orders on October 16/17
    • Releases on October 23/24
  • iPhone 12 Pro Max
    • 6.7-inch Super Retina XDR display
    • Wide, ultra-wide and telephoto lenses with 5x optical zoom
      • ƒ/1.6
      • Native Dolby Vision shooting
      • 47% larger sensors
    • New 7 element lens
    • LiDAR sensor
    • Colors
      • Gold
      • Silver
      • Graphite
      • Blue
    • Wireless charging up to 15W
    • mmWave 5G on US models
    • Smart Data Mode
    • Storage
      • 128GB
      • 256GB
      • 512Gb
    • No headphones or charger in the box
    • $1,099
    • Pre-orders on November 13/14
    • Releases on November 20/21

MagSafe charging pads

  • MagSafe
    • Charging for 1 device
  • MagSafe Duo
    • Charging for 2 devices

September 14

iPad Air color names, link

  • Space Gray
  • Silver
  • Rose Gold
  • Green
  • Sky Blue

September 13

iPad 8, link

  • 10.2-inch display will remain
  • A12 processor

iPad Air 4

  • 10.8/9-inch display
  • A14 chip
  • 64GB base storage
  • Touch ID
  • Stereo speakers
  • Apple Pencil
  • Magic Keyboard
  • 5 colors
  • $599 starting price

Apple Watch Series 6

  • S6 chip
  • Blood oxygen sensor
  • Altimeter
  • Improved performance
  • Same battery life
  • New color
  • New material strap
  • Fast charging

Apple Watch ‘SE’

  • S5 chip
  • Altimeter

June 22

watchOS 7

  • Sleep monitoring, link
  • Updated home page that seemingly can be shared(?)
  • “Hand-wash monitoring”

macOS 10.16

  • The name this year is said to be ‘Big Sur’
  • A major UI overhaul will be happening
  • Safari is getting a “huge update”

iPadOS 14

  • Sidecar, the feature that allows you to display your Mac screen on iPad, will be redesigned
  • “Hand written input” will be “improved and enhanced”

iOS 14

  • The name will remain iOS
  • Redesigned home screen, with support for widgets and tweaked “alignment”
  • Incoming call UI doesn’t take up the whole display
  • App clips are mini-apps that will allow you to interact with a native interface instantly

April 14

iPhone SE (2020)

  • Releasing tomorrow (4/15), link
  • Colors
    • Black
    • White
    • Red
  • Capacity
    • 64gb
    • 128gb
    • 256gb
  • $399 starting price